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1/20/2025, 4:18 AM jocatchi
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7/7/2007, 10:43 AM James

Name Selden
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. SEL-den
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Habitational name derived from Seldon in Hatherleigh, Devon, and possibly also Selden Farm in Patching, Sussex. The former likely derives from Old English sele "great hall, dwelling, house" (see saliz) and dun "hill, mountain".
Added 7/7/2007 by James